Plutarch's Morals: Ethical EssaysGeorge Bell and Sons, 1888 - 408 pages |
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... habit ? And what weak constitution has not derived benefit from exercise and athletics ? And what horses broken in young are not docile to their riders ? while if they are not broken in till late they become hard- mouthed and ...
... habit ? And what weak constitution has not derived benefit from exercise and athletics ? And what horses broken in young are not docile to their riders ? while if they are not broken in till late they become hard- mouthed and ...
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... habit , and education , and training , and modes of life , as I will prove to you at once . " So saying he pro- duced the two puppies , and set before them a platter and a hare the one darted on the hare , while the other made for the ...
... habit , and education , and training , and modes of life , as I will prove to you at once . " So saying he pro- duced the two puppies , and set before them a platter and a hare the one darted on the hare , while the other made for the ...
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... habits while the pupil is still a boy . " § VI . Attention also must be given to this point , that the lads that are to wait upon and be with young people must be first and foremost of good morals , and able to speak Greek distinctly ...
... habits while the pupil is still a boy . " § VI . Attention also must be given to this point , that the lads that are to wait upon and be with young people must be first and foremost of good morals , and able to speak Greek distinctly ...
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... habit of body in boys is the foundation of a good old age . For as in fine weather we ought to lay up for winter , so in youth one ought to form good habits and live soberly so as to have a reserve stock of strength for old age . Yet ...
... habit of body in boys is the foundation of a good old age . For as in fine weather we ought to lay up for winter , so in youth one ought to form good habits and live soberly so as to have a reserve stock of strength for old age . Yet ...
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... habits , who have set over boys tutors and preceptors , but have given to youths full liberty , when they ought , on the contrary , to have watched and guarded them more than boys . For who does not know that the offences of boys are ...
... habits , who have set over boys tutors and preceptors , but have given to youths full liberty , when they ought , on the contrary , to have watched and guarded them more than boys . For who does not know that the offences of boys are ...
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